Biology 34 - Animal and Plant Physiology

Fall 1999

Date

Class Topics

Reading

Laboratory

Sept. 14-17

Water relations (plant - 3)

Ch 1, 2, (WH)

Review Plant Anatomy (plant - 1)

 

Convocation, September 15 - No Class

Ch 3 (WH)

 

Sept. 20-24

Light, Pigments, and Leaves (plant - 1)

Ch 7, 8 (WH)

C3 & C4 Photosynthesis (plant)

 

Carbon assimilation & productivity

(continued - plant - 3)

Ch 9,10 (WH)

 

 

Respiration (animal -1)

Ch 1 (SN)

 

Sept. 27- Oct. 1

Respiration (continued - animal - 4)

Ch 1 (SN)

Respiration (animal)

 

Exam 1 - Friday, October 1

 

 

Oct. 4-8

Photoassimilate distribution & usage (plant-2)

Ch 11, 12 (WH)

Sun vs. Shade Plants (plant)

 

Carbon Assimilation & Productivity (plant-1)

Ch 13 (WH)

 

 

Oxygen transport (animal - 2)

Ch 2 (SN)

 

Oct. 11-15

Circulation (animal - 3)

Ch 3 (SN)

Dive response (animal)

 

Patterns of plant development (plant -2)

Ch 15 (WH)

 

Oct. 18-22

Feeding & digestion (animal - 2)

Ch 4 (SN)

Mineral nutrition (plant)

 

Mineral Nutrition (plant - 1)

Ch 4, 5, 6 (WH)

 

 

Plant growth hormones (plant - 2)

Ch 16, 17 (WH)

 

Oct. 25-29

Exam 2 - Monday October 25

 

Temperature tolerance (animal)

 

Plant growth hormones (continued - plant - 1)

Ch 16, 17 (WH)

 

 

Comparative endocrinology (animal - 2)

Ch 12 (SN)

 

 

Fall Weekend, October 29 - No Class

 

 

Nov. 2-5

Fall Weekend, November 2 - No Class

 

Plant hormones (plant)

 

Photomorphogenesis (plant - 2)

Ch 18 (WH)

 

 

Energetics (animal - 2)

Ch 5 (SN)

 

Nov. 8-12

Ionic & osmotic regulation (animal - 2)

Ch 8 (SN)

Osmoregulation (animal)

 

Excretion (animal - 2)

Ch 9 (SN)

 

 

Exam 3 - Friday November 12

 

 

Nov. 15-19

Photoperiodism (plant - 2)

Ch 20 (WH)

Phytochrome (plant)

 

Temp. & Plant Development (plant-1)

Ch 21 (WH)

 

 

Temp. & temperature regulation (animal - 2)

Ch 6 (SN)

 

Nov. 22-26

Thanksgiving Break (no class)

 

No laboratory

Nov. 29-Dec. 3

Temperature & temperature regulation (continued - animal - 3)

Ch 7 (SN)

Temperature regulation and allometry (animal)

 

Stress physiology (plant - 2)

Ch 22 (WH)

 

Dec. 6-8

Stress physiology (continued - plant - 2)

 

 

Dec. 10

(9-11:30 AM)

Exam 4 Friday, December 10